Longan, Red Date and Snow Pear Soup
This pear, longan, and red date soup is an ideal sweet dessert to enjoy often after the Autumnal Equinox. Simmering these ingredients together helps ease the discomfort of dry weather, and the method is wonderfully simple—ready in just half an hour.
Ingredients
snow pear
1
fresh longan
10
red dates
10
goji berries
1 small handful
honey
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
2
Step 2
Soak the red dates in warm water in advance.
3
Step 3
Peel and core the snow pear, then cut into chunks. Peel the longan and remove the pits.
4
Step 4
Place the snow pear chunks, longan, and red dates into a clay pot.
5
Step 5
Add water to cover the ingredients.
6
Step 6
Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes.
7
Step 7
Add the goji berries.
8
Step 8
Add some honey, then turn off the heat.
9
Step 9
A sweet and lung-nourishing snow pear, longan, and red date dessert soup.
